Persimmon

Persimmon is the edible fruit of trees in the genus Diospyros, most widely the Japanese persimmon or kaki, Diospyros kaki, and the American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana. The fruit resembles a tomato in shape and ranges from pale yellow-orange to dark red-orange depending on variety. Astringent cultivars such as Hachiya are unpalatably bitter with tannins until they soften fully to a jelly-like ripeness, while non-astringent cultivars such as Fuyu can be eaten while still firm, sliced like an apple; persimmons are eaten fresh, dried, or baked into puddings and breads.